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Which of the following freedoms is not available to an Indian citizen? a) Freedom to criticise the government b) Freedom to participate in armed revolution c) Freedom to start a movement to change the government d) Freedom to oppose the central values of the Constitution

Answer: The correct answer is option (B) - Freedom to participate in armed revolution. The six fundamental Rights mentioned in our constitution... View Article

Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well protected port along the east coast? a) Chennai b) Paradip c) Tuticorin d) Vishakhapatnam

Answer: The correct answer is option (D) - Visakhapatnam Different Important Ports in India Major ports of India handle 95% of India’s... View Article

Which of the following statements about the reasons for conducting elections are false? a) Elections enable people to judge the performance of the government. b) People select the representative of their choice in an election. c) Elections enable people to evaluate the performance of the judiciary. d) People can indicate which policies they prefer.

Answer: The correct answer is option (C). In consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and on advice of the Prime... View Article

Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries? a) Internal trade b) International trade c) External trade d) Local trade

Answer: The correct answer is option (B) - International trade Trade carried on in villages, towns and cities is called local trade. Trade... View Article

Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called (a) Himachal (b) Uttarakhand (c) Purvachal (d) None of the above

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) - Purvachal. The Purvachal consist of Mizo hills, Manipur hills, and the Naga hills. The Eastern most... View Article

Which of the following institutions can make changes to an existing law of the country? a) The Supreme Court b) The President c) The Prime Minister d) The Parliament

Answer: The correct answer is option (D) - The Parliament. For making laws in India, Parliament is the final authority. These assemblies are... View Article

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (a) Rajasthan (b) Odisha (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Tripura (ii) The easternmost longitude of India is (a) 97° 25′ E (b) 68° 7′ E (c) 77° 6′ E (d) 82° 32′ E

(ii) Answer: The correct answer is option (b) - Odisha. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Odisha. The Tropic of Cancer passes... View Article

Explain the role of women in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1 on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in the two periods.

Men and women are radically different was the idea repeatedly told to children in Nazi Germany. They were told the fight for equal rights of... View Article

Chinappa was convicted for torturing his wife for dowry. Satbir was held guilty of practicing untouchability. The court did not allow either of them to contest elections. Does this decision go against the principles of democratic elections?

Answer: Criminals who have caused harm to other people and have gone against the law of the land should not be given any right to contest... View Article

Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy? Why? a) People feel free and equal in a democracy. b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others. c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people. d) Democracies are more prosperous than others.

Answer: The correct answer is option (D) - Democracies are more prosperous than other. This is not a good argument in favour of democracy.... View Article

Read the extracts from Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and answer the following: a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence? b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take? c) “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to?

a) The pledge was to give freedom and equality to all the people of India. Although freedom was achieved there was a lot more that needed to be... View Article

Three friends went to watch a film that showed the hero becoming Chief Minister for a day and making big changes in the state. Imran said this is what the country needs. Rizwan said this kind of a personal rule without institutions is dangerous. Shankar said all this is a fantasy. No minister can do anything in one day. What would be your reaction to such a film?

The Chief Minister cannot take arbitrary and hasty decisions. It is true that there are many problems faced by society. There are... View Article

Discuss how the changes in forest management in the colonial period affected the following groups of people: a) Shifting cultivators b) Nomadic and pastoralist communities c) Firms trading in timber/forest produce d) Plantation owners e) Kings/British officials engaged in shikar (hunting)

a) Shifting Cultivators - Affect of Forest Management during Colonial Period A decision to ban shifting cultivation was taken by the... View Article

Who among the following is a part of the political executive? a) District Collector b) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs c) Home Minister d) Director-General of Police

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) - Home Minister The executive in India is made up of two categories. The political executive is... View Article

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter. a) Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not after independence. b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the Constitution. c) A country that has a constitution must be a democracy. d) Constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.

Answer for Question (a) There was no doubt in the minds of the leaders of the freedom movement that India should be a democratic nation that... View Article

Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the east-west corridor? a) Mumbai and Nagpur b) Silcher and Purbandar c) Mumbai and Kolkata d) Nagpur and Siligudi

Answer: The correct answer is option (B) - Silcher in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat. Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways The Government had made... View Article

Which of the following rights is available under the Indian Constitution? a) Right to work b) Right to an adequate livelihood c) Right to protect one’s culture d) Right to privacy

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) - Right to Protect One’s Culture Cultural and Educational Rights Minorities are guaranteed their... View Article

Among the following, which country suffered disintegration due to political fights on the basis of religious and ethnic identities? a) Belgium b) India c) Yugoslavia d) Netherlands

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) - Yugoslavia The social division in Yugoslavia ended with the disintegration of Yugoslavia and creation... View Article

Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India? (a) Cyclonic depression (b) Retreating monsoon (c) Western disturbances (d) Southwest monsoon

Answer: (c) Western disturbances In the northwestern section of India, rainfall is caused by western disturbances during the winter. Westerlies... View Article

Read the following extract from a conduct book for ‘married women’, published in 1912. ‘God has made the female species delicate and fragile both physically and emotionally, pitiably incapable of self-defence. They are destined thus by God to remain in male protection – of father, husband and son – all their lives. Women should, therefore, not despair, but feel obliged that they can dedicate themselves to the service of men’. Do you think the values expressed in this para reflected the values underlying our constitution? Or does this go against the constitutional values?

The above statement published in a book is completely against the values of Indian Constitution. Indian Constitution strives to bring... View Article

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